Quarntina A Avery

Quarntina Anita Avery (Tina), of Fort Washington, Maryland passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on May 20, 2025. Quarntina was born on December 28, 1961, in Chester, Pennsylvania to the late Louis and Alberta Avery.  As a military family they were blessed to travel the world and reside in places that include Izmir Turkey, Ramstein Germany, Texas, California, Florida, Virginia, and Washington DC.

Tina graduated from York High School, Yorktown Virginia. She received an Associate degree from Bauder Fashion Institute Atlanta, Georgia. She has completed an Associate degree in Therapeutic Massage and is a Certified Massage Therapist.

Tina was baptized and received Christ over a decade ago at Bolling AFB Chapel Washington DC.  She frequently attended and fellowship at Riverdale Baptist Church Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

She worked for PTA for many years, before going on to work for Inova as IT Acquisitions Specialist. She was an extraordinary employee who was diligent, dedicated, and meticulous with every operation and task given. She not only tremendously loved her job but the relationships she formed with each one of her co-workers.

Tina was a beautiful person inside and out who loved and cherished her family immensely especially her only son Diamond and two granddaughters Aspen and Harlow who called her Nonnie. Her dedication to them was well seen through her presence for every aspect of their lives.

She enjoyed planning the annual Thanksgiving family reunion in Florida, often travelled to New York with girlfriends and on cruises with both family and girlfriends. She enjoyed designing and sewing her own outfits. She loved shopping, dancing, going to the beach, and her favorite color was “Yellow”.

Tina met and fell in love with her boyfriend Charlie (Chuck) Musgrove, and they enjoyed riding their motorcycles and having date nights. She opened her heart, caring and providing love, advice, and time to her bonus son Marcus Musgrove and daughter Mia Musgrove.

Quarntina is predeceased in death by her father Louis M. Avery, mother Alberta Wynn Avery, and brother Louis M. Terry. She is survived by her son Diamond Avery, sister Pattina Anderson (former spouse Mark), and brother Keith Avery (Kecia), God sister Helen (Tempie) Thomas, her nephews Anthony Sothern-Avery (Joseph), Kenneth Avery (Brandi), and Julius Bradley, her granddaughters Aspen, and Harlow, great nephews Jamahl, Kenneth II, and Mazhar, great nieces Anielle, and Nova, her Aunts Dolly Cash, Shirley Jackson, and Tonette Kilgore, sister/cousins Michelle Bohnes, and Pemeca Sutton, and a host of cousins and treasured family and friends.

A memorial service will be held on June 7, 2025 at Lee Funeral Home, Inc 6633 Old Alexandria Ferry Road Clinton, MD 20735.  Visitation 11:00am - 12:00pm, and service from 12:00pm - 1:00pm.  Loved ones & friends are invited to join us in celebration of our beloved Quarntina (Tina), whose love, smile, and infectious laughter will forever be in our hearts.